Doctor Who: He Who Fights With Monsters. Audio Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Jonathon Carley, Ken Bones, Nicholas Briggs, Richie Daysh, Indigo Griffiths, Louise Jameson, Harry Kershaw, Nicholas Le Provost, Emily-Jane-McNeill, Jason Merrells, Paksie Vernon.

Should we stare into the abyss knowing that the monster that looks back with sorrow is on the side we have taken in the battle, or do we face the war on our own knowing we strode the high line between two opposing monstrous factions, that He Who Fights With Monsters is divided by fate and the fury of a future as yet unknown.

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(515 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

The Menu. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero, Reed Birney, Judith Light, Rebecca Koon, Rob Koon, Rob Yang, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, Peter Grosz, Christina Brucato, Adam Aalderks, Jon Paul Allyn, Mel Fair, Cristian Gonzalez, Matthew Cornwell, John Wilkins III.

Living is a matter of taste. The varied list of options upon the great smorgasbord of life is one that we either dip in and out of, or depending on the pound on our pocket, might entice us to try a different flavour just for the experience; all this is natural, we eat our way through existence to discovery joy and hold memories firm.

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(562 words, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

Stonehouse. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin McNally, Keeley Hawes, Dorothy Atkinson, Emer Heatley, Simon Greenall, Orla Bird, Aoife Checkland, Archie Barnes, Paul Westwood, Celia Robertson, Alex Caan, Robin Laing, Timothy Walker, Will Adamsdale, Albert Welling, Catherine Skinner, Emma Davies, Jessica Murrain, Rupert Wickham, Sam Lockwood, Samantha Yetunde, Alan Sylvester, Dainton Anderson, Brian Caspe, Ieva Andrejevaite, Igor Grabuzov, Richard Dillane, Carl Batchelor, Devon Black, Elyot Burnett, Celeste Wong, Timothy Knightley, Adrian Metcalfe, Jeremy Secomb, Jonathan Rhodes, Mike Sengelow, Crispin Letts.

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(593 words, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)

Jonathan Markwood’s Hoo-Hah Conspiracy: Television For Trees. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The creation of a jungle stems from life being born alongside a river and seeing the shrubs and grasses unveil something quite astonishing and beautiful, a large impressive swathe of land turned into a landscape of biodiversity, of variety, and of stunning discovery…the creation of television might be one of the single reasons in which the human race, although improved by the flow of information, has been suckered into focusing on the flammable toxic that is programming, the allusion of education in the form of indoctrination.

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(404 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Thomas Truax (With Budgie And Mother Superior): Dream Catching Songs. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Many will declare when asked that their dreams are always forgotten the moment they wake up, some will linger beyond the first drowsy shake of the head and the casual swipe of rheum from the eye, but the dream, unless absolutely memorable for its content, will fade into dust like much of history.

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(437 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

JW Francis: Dream House. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Love is in the air, unsurprisingly perhaps, for following Christmas and New Year, the holiday that celebrates new hope in the eyes of those seeking amorous connection, those who wish to have a sparkle in their lives following the darkness of long winter nights and little comfort, who can blame any soul wishing to be the subject who lives in a Dream House, who can for a time feel the emotion of a serenade created especially for them.

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(395 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Jared James Nichols. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Authenticity is a road few will travel along for longer than is necessary, eventually the lure of the beyond will transform the route being marched into one of golden pavements, of light feet, and fierce love from all; but to stay true to yourself, your ethic, to be genuine and faithful, is to be trusted without question; it is after all your name that is on the cover, your own stamp on the skin, and all will look to that for reassurance in times when others are happily circling the drain.

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(375 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Ladytron: Time’s Arrow. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We require courage to see into the lives of others and witness their hurt, their moments of broken fragile nature, and yet it only takes the understanding of compassion, the truth of empathy, to set in motion the trajectory of Time’s Arrow back on its rightful and honest path.

Art enters our lives, not just by physical observance, but by a relief of osmosis, to find someone who has never been touched by a song, a line from a poet’s sonnet, a marble statue representing a state of grace between humanity and the heavens, is to come face to face with true and utter contemptible blankness, the arrow of time is not just off balance, it is wildly off the mark.

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(470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Rose Tattoo: Beats From A Single Drum. Remastered Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The sound of a single drum can bring more visual interpretation to mind than that of the pulse of a thousand of its compatriots in full flight, the difference might be in volume, the thousand creating a sense of bulk, of inevitable destruction, but it is to the feel of the two sticks on a snare or medium tom, the kick on the bass, or even the cymbal high above that can bring the depth of fear in its tone, the concern of the repetitive tap quietly playing in the vicinity will bring a greater reveal than almost anything the mind can conjure with.

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(467 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Hounded. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Samantha Bond, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, James Vance, Hannah Traylen, Nick Moran, Nobuse Jnr, Ross Coles, James Faulkner, Larry Lamb, Louis Walwyn, Duncan Casey, Heather Tracy, Chris Porter, Matt Addis, Katrina Syran.

What serves as an inspiration on screen can be found to have come from a source of truth, and whilst that can be seen readily in an action film, a love story, even a political drama, to witness such a film based within the horror genre is perhaps a deeper mystery to fathom; and yet if you move away from the sight of ghouls, ghosts, unmentionable beings, then you can see where the true monsters lay…the image of ourselves staring at us from on high on the silver screen.

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(451 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)